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                    <h1>
                        Tenets of Faith</h1>
                    <p class="para">
                        Apostolic Christian Assembly Perambur Ministries firmly believes that the Holy Scriptures
                        are the revealed will of God, the all-sufficient rule for faith and practice. In
                        keeping with its full-gospel ministry. Apostolic Christian Assembly Perambur Ministries
                        adopts the Statement of Fundamental Truths based on God’s Word.</p>
                    <p class="para">
                        <b>1. The Scriptures Inspired </b>
                        <br />
                        The Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are
                        the revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct
                        (2 Tim. 3:15-17; I Thess. 2:13; 2 Pet.1 :21).</p>
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                        <b>2. The One True God </b>
                        <br />
                        The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent "I AM", the
                        Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed
                        Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son.
                        and Holy Ghost. (Deut. 6:4; Isa. 43:10,11; Matt. 28: 19 ; Luke 3:22)</p>
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                        <b>3. The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ</b>
                        <br />
                        The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures declare:
                        <br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(a) His virgin birth. (Matt. 1 :23; Luke
                        1: 31, 35)
                        <br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(b) His sinless life. (Heb. 7:26; 1 Peter
                        2:22)
                        <br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(c) His miracles. (Acts 2:22; 10:38)
                        <br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(d) His substitutionary work on the cross.
                        (1 Cor. 15: 3; 2 Cor. 5:21)
                        <br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(e) His bodily resurrection from the dead.
                        (Matt. 28: 6; Luke 24: 6; 1 Cor. 15: 4)
                        <br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(f) His exaltation to the right hand of
                        God. (Acts 1 :9,11; 2:33; Phil. 2: 9 - 11)
                    </p>
                    <p class="para">
                        <b>4. The Fall of Man </b>
                        <br />
                        Man was created good and upright; for God said, "Let us make man in our image, after
                        our likeness." However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred
                        not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God.
                        (Gen. 1:26, 27; 2:17; 3: 6; Rom. 5:12-19)
                    </p>
                    <p class="para">
                        <b>5. The Salvation of Man</b>
                        <br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(a) Conditions to Salvation The grace of
                        God, which bringeth salvation, hath appeared to all men, through the preaching of
                        repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ; man is saved by the
                        washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, and being justified by grace
                        through faith, he becomes an heir of God according to the hope of eternal life (Titus
                        2:11; Rom. 10:13-15; Luke 24:47;Titus 3: 5-7; John 3:3; Eph. 2:8)<br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(b) The Evidence of Salvation The inward
                        evidence to the believer’s salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Rom 8:16).
                        The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness. (Eph.
                        4:24; Titus 2:12)</p>
                    <p class="para">
                        <b>6. The Ordinances of the Church </b>
                        <br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(a) Baptism in Water The ordinance of baptism
                        by immersion is commanded in the Scriptures. All who repent and believe on Christ
                        as Savior and Lord are to be baptized. Thus they declare to the world that they
                        have died with Christ and that they also have been raised with Him to walk in the
                        newness of life. (Matt 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 10:47,48; Rom. 6:4)<br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(b) Holy Communion The Lord's Supper, consisting
                        of the elements - bread and the fruit of the vine - is the symbol expressing our
                        sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4); a memorial of
                        His suffering and death and a prophecy of His second coming (I Cor. 11: 26) ; and
                        is enjoined on all believers "till He comes! "</p>
                    <p class="para">
                        <b>7. The Baptism in the Holy Ghost</b>
                        <br />
                        All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the
                        promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire, according to the
                        command of our Lord Jesus Christ, This was the normal experience of all in the early
                        Christian Church. With it comes the endowment of power for life and service, the
                        bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry ( Luke 24:49;
                        Acts1 : 4, 8). This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience
                        of the new birth (Acts 8:12-17; 10: 44-46; 11:15, 16; 8). With the baptism in the
                        Holy Ghost comes such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John
                        7: 37-39; Acts 4:8), a deepened reverence for God (Acts 2:43; Heb. 12:28), an intensified
                        consecration to God and dedication to His work (Acts 2:42), and a more active love
                        for Christ, for His Word and for the lost (Mark 16:20).</p>
                    <p class="para">
                       <b> 8. The Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Ghost </b>
                        <br />
                        Baptism of believers in the Holy Ghost is witnessed by the initial physical evidence
                        of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance (Acts 2:4).
                        The speaking in tongues in this instance is the same in essence as the gift of tongues
                        (I Cor. 12: 4-10, 28) but different in purpose and use.</p>
                    <p class="para">
                        <b>9. Sanctification</b>
                        <br />
                        Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil, and of dedication
                        unto God (Rom. 12:1, 2; I Thess, 5: 23; Heb 13:12). The Scriptures teach a life
                        of "holiness without which no man shall see the Lord" (Heb.12:14). By the power
                        of the Holy Ghost, we are able to obey the command: "Be ye holy, for I am holy"
                        (I Peter 1:15, 16). Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his
                        identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, and by faith reckoning
                        daily upon the fact of that union and by offering every faculty continually to the
                        dominion of the Holy Spirit (Rom. 6: 4, 13, 14; Rom. 8:1, 2, 13; Gal. 2:20; Phil
                        2:12, 13).
                    </p>
                    <p class="para">
                        <b>10. The Church and Its Mission </b>
                        <br />
                        The Church is the body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with
                        divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer,
                        born of the Spirit. is an integral part of "the general assembly and the Church
                        of the Firstborn, which are written in heaven" (Heb. 12:23;Eph.1 :22,23; Eph 2:22)
                        Since God's purpose concerning man is to seek and to save that which is lost, to
                        worship God, and to build a body of believers in the image of His Son, the prime
                        reason for being of the Apostolic Christian Assembly Perambur Ministries as part
                        of the Church is:<br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(a) To be an agency of God for evangelizing
                        the world (Acts 1 :8; Matt. 28:19, 20; Mark 16:15).<br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(b) To be a corporate body in which man
                        may worship God (I Cor 12:13)
                        <br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(c) To be a channel of God's purpose to
                        build a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son (Eph. 4:11-16; I
                        Cor. 12:28; I Cor. 14:12). The Apostolic Christian Assembly Perambur Ministries
                        exist expressly to give continuing emphasis to this reason for being in the New
                        Testament apostolic pattern by teaching and encouraging believers to be baptized
                        in the Holy Spirit.
                        <br />
                        This experience:
                        <br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(a) Enables them to evangelize in the power
                        of the Spirit with supernatural signs following (Mark 16: 20; Acts 4:29-31; Heb.
                        2:3, 4).<br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(b) Adds a necessary dimension to worshipful
                        relationship with God (I Cor. 2:10-16).<br />
                        <span style="margin-left: 15px;"></span>(c) Enables them to respond to the full
                        working of the Holy Spirit in expression of fruit and gifts and ministries as in
                        the New Testament times for the edifying of the body of Christ (Gal. 5:22-26; I
                        Cor. 14:12; Eph. 4:11,12; I Cor. 12:28; Col. 1 :29).
                    </p>
                    <p class="para">
                        <b>11. The Ministry </b>
                        <br />
                        A divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord
                        for the threefold purpose of leading the Church in: (1) Evangelization of the world
                        (Mark 16:15-20); (2) Worship of God (John 4: 23, 24); (3) Building a body of saints
                        to be perfected in the image of His Son (Eph. 4:11-16).
                    </p>
                    <p class="para">
                        <b>12. Divine Healing </b>
                        <br />
                        Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided
                        for in the atonement and is the privilege of all believers. ( lsa. 53: 4, 5; Matt.
                        8:16,17; James 5:14-16)
                    </p>
                    <p class="para">
                        <b>13. The Blessed Hope </b>
                        <br />
                        The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation,
                        together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the
                        imminent and blessed hope of the Church. (I Thess. 4:16, 17; Titus 2: 13; I Cor.
                        15: 51, 52; Rom. 8:23)
                    </p>
                    <p class="para">
                        <b>14. The Millennial Reign of Christ</b>
                        <br />
                        The second coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints, which is our blessed
                        hope, followed by the visible return of Christ with His saints to reign on the earth
                        for one thousand years (Zech. 14: 5; Matt. 24:27, 30; Rev. 1 :7; 19: 11-14; 20:
                        1-6) This millennial reign will bring the salvation to the nation of Israel (Ezek.
                        37:21, 22; Zeph. 3: 19, 20; Rom. 11 : 26, 27) and the establishment of universal
                        peace (Isa. 11 : 6-9;Psa. 72: 3-8; Micah 4: 3, 4).
                    </p>
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                        <b>15. The Final Judgment</b>
                        <br />
                        There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged
                        according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together
                        with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned
                        to the ever-lasting punishment in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone
                        which is the second death. (Matt 24:5, 6; Mark 9:43-48; Rev. 19: 20; 20: 11-15;
                        21 : 8)
                    </p>
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                        <b>16. The New Heavens and the New Earth </b>
                        <br />
                        We, "according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth
                        righteousness" (II Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21,22)
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